Alfa Romeo 147 owners manual page 118

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110-185_Alfa147 Q2 GB 4-07-2008 12:02 Pagina 117 STARTING THE ENGINE is not available). Should the engine not start, seek assistance from the Alfa Romeo WARNING The engine can be started with the gear Authorised Services. NEVER leave the car with engaged or in neutral (N), provided that the the gear in neutral (N). brake pedal is pressed down. IMPORTANTKeep the brake pedal pressed during the starting operation. As the WARNING brake pedal stiffens if it is pressed repeat- If the engine fails to start edly with the engine off, in this situation, to with the gear engaged, the WARNING allow the engine to be started, it is neces- driver is alerted of the potentially Never remove the ignition sary to increase the pressure exerted on the dangerous situation due to the fact key when the car is mov- pedal itself. that the gearbox has automatically ing. In addition to the fact that the After starting, the gearbox sets to neutral set to neutral by the buzzer and thee Selespeed ssystem would not work automatically, the display shows the letter display. properly up to stopping the car, GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR (N) and the system selects the operating the steering wheel would lock au- mode memorised before switching off. tomatically the first time it is IMPORTANTIf the engine is started turned. with the gearbox in a position different fromSWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE Nand without the brake pedal pressed, the AND SYSTEM DEACTIVATION display shows a dedicated message. In this case repeat the starting operation and press Turning the ignition key to STOPthe en- WARNING the brake pedal. gine turns off and the gear selected before It is absolutely necessary IMPORTANT Should the starting-up pro- switching off the engine remains engaged. to turn off the engine and If the engine is stopped with the gearbox cedure be executed with the gearbox not then turn off the Selespeed sys- in neutral (N), the buzzer and the flash- in working order, carry out the “Delayed tem keeping tthe brake pedal ing of ( N) call the driver’s attention so that start-up” procedure (see also the relative pressed: ONLY release the pedal messages): keeping the key in the AVV the car can be put in safety conditions en- gaging first gear (1) or reverse (R). In thiswhen the display on the cluster position for at least 10 seconds, with the has gone out. brake held down, the engine will start. The case, the ignition key should be turned to MARand with the brake pedal pressed, system will remain in the recovery mode nd engage first gear (1) or reverse ( R). (maximum gear allowed: 2 , Auto mode 117

owners manual Alfa Romeo 147

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